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Part I: Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakes
MedMal Insider
English - April 16, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine patient safety medmal medical malpractice error informed consent liability colorectal Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In any complex medical system, malpractice cases can arise from failures in the referral process. Typically these are situations in ambulatory care where the doctor recommends that a patient see a specialist, but it either doesn't happen or nobody acts on the result. A new tool from The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and CRICO helps guide doctors and practices to prevent these referral errors and the harm from resulting diagnostic failures.